(Israeli UN Mission) Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Gillerman, on Thursday wrote to the UN Secretary General: "The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...declared, 'Israel must be wiped off the map of the world...and God willing...we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism.'" "It is appalling that a leader of a UN member state would call for the destruction of another member state....This malicious statement warrants a resolute and strong response from the international community. No member state that calls for violence, death, and destruction...deserves a seat in this civilized body, the United Nations."
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